Danimal
Bronze Member
I haven't been posting recently but that doesn't mean I haven't been out. Looks like lots of great finds lately by TNet members too!
The freakish warm weather (went over 60deg F today) has brought hunting opportunities where there should be none.
After starting a new career a little over a month ago, I was wondering when it would be appropriate to take off at lunch and go out and detect. Coming back a little over an hour later slightly dirty and sometimes excited about a dirty coin gets some folks wondering......they just don't understand
Last year I found my oldest coin in an area near where I worked (and now work right down the road from...perfect) and hunted at lunch a lot. It was a 1792 Hibernia 1/2 cent Copper....it remains my oldest coin. Last week as weather improved and the snow melted I went back there and noticed right away that a heavy thicket right near where I found the Hibernia had died down to near nothing, allowing access to an area practically untouched. Right near the end of my 45 minute hunt I got a deep whisper that only chirpped a few VDIs past the mid 40s. In these places I'll dig nearly anything with a positive VDI. It ended up being a very old button with some of the gold gilt still attached.
As it came from the ground
Cleaned a bit
backside...Anyone see enough detail for an ID of any type..age?
Today I went back and in just shortsleeves!..right away I got a great hit and from about 6" I pulled this silver plated buckle-thingie...it has incredible detail and overall is in great shape. Again..anyone care to venture what exactly it is? Too curved to be a beltbuckle...and too heavy duty
Detail
Then as I knew I had to leave..I went back to the exact spot where I pulled that Hibernia and about 8" away I got another deep whisper in DC. ...and NOTHING at all in AC. And trust me, I've got it cranked. A quick boot scrape and then a steady 44-47 VDI.
Out popped a dark disk
Ended up after cleaning to be an 1819 LC in ok shape.
cleaned
And now here's a picture of most of the finds from last year andthe recent two days for this small spot. In the grand scheme of things it isn't much..but to me it spells a story of one settler's early life in the Western Reserve. Silver thimbles, musketshot, asst buckles a few coins and sone great old buttons (see the War of 1812 NY Militia button?)
I think my new co-workers will get used to me
HH all!!
The freakish warm weather (went over 60deg F today) has brought hunting opportunities where there should be none.
After starting a new career a little over a month ago, I was wondering when it would be appropriate to take off at lunch and go out and detect. Coming back a little over an hour later slightly dirty and sometimes excited about a dirty coin gets some folks wondering......they just don't understand
Last year I found my oldest coin in an area near where I worked (and now work right down the road from...perfect) and hunted at lunch a lot. It was a 1792 Hibernia 1/2 cent Copper....it remains my oldest coin. Last week as weather improved and the snow melted I went back there and noticed right away that a heavy thicket right near where I found the Hibernia had died down to near nothing, allowing access to an area practically untouched. Right near the end of my 45 minute hunt I got a deep whisper that only chirpped a few VDIs past the mid 40s. In these places I'll dig nearly anything with a positive VDI. It ended up being a very old button with some of the gold gilt still attached.
As it came from the ground
Cleaned a bit
backside...Anyone see enough detail for an ID of any type..age?
Today I went back and in just shortsleeves!..right away I got a great hit and from about 6" I pulled this silver plated buckle-thingie...it has incredible detail and overall is in great shape. Again..anyone care to venture what exactly it is? Too curved to be a beltbuckle...and too heavy duty
Detail
Then as I knew I had to leave..I went back to the exact spot where I pulled that Hibernia and about 8" away I got another deep whisper in DC. ...and NOTHING at all in AC. And trust me, I've got it cranked. A quick boot scrape and then a steady 44-47 VDI.
Out popped a dark disk
Ended up after cleaning to be an 1819 LC in ok shape.
cleaned
And now here's a picture of most of the finds from last year andthe recent two days for this small spot. In the grand scheme of things it isn't much..but to me it spells a story of one settler's early life in the Western Reserve. Silver thimbles, musketshot, asst buckles a few coins and sone great old buttons (see the War of 1812 NY Militia button?)
I think my new co-workers will get used to me
HH all!!
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I think you're looking at a silver or silver-plated shoe buckle there.
